Okja
Director - Bong Joon-ho
Writers - Bong Joon-ho and Jon Ronson
Starring - Ahn Seo-hyun, Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Giancarlo Esposito, Shirley Henderson
He's probably
not going to get it but Jake Gyllenhaal deserves some Oscar love for this
movie. He fully commits to an absolutely bonkers performance as Dr. Johnny
Wilcox, the TV zoologist and face of the Mirando Corporation. He's so great
as the sniveling, slimy, creepy, odd personality and then manages to pull a
complete 180 when the cameras switch on and he becomes a professional, fun,
outgoing TV personality. Gyllenhaal is at his best when playing characters that
exist so far from reality (see Nightcrawler)
and Okja gives him a perfect chance
to display his talents.
